Assignment 2a: Chapter 2, GlobalEDGE Research Task 2, page 57.

As the chapter discusses, differences in political, economic, and legal systems have considerable impact on the benefits and costs, and risks of doing business in various countries. The World Banks Doig Business Indicators measure the extent of business regulations in countries round the world. Compare Brazil, Ghana, India, New Zealand, the United States, Sweden, and Turkey in terms of how easily contracts are enforced, how property can be registered, and how investors can be protected. Identify in which area you see the greatest variation from one country to the next.

Search phrase: World Bank Doing Business Indicators

Resource Name: World Bank: Doing Business Indicators

Website: http://www.doingbusiness.org/

globalEDGE Category: Statistical Data Sources

Additional Info:

The World Banks Doing Business Project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 189 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. To construct the indicators, two types of data are utilized: First, the relevant laws and regulations in each country are reviewed in detail. Second, official fee schedules and expert respondents estimated of time each procedure takes is taken into account.